M6.0 earthquake near Shibetsu, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Otrada, Russia on 30 Nov 1995, 15:09 UTC at a depth of 137 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Shibetsu, about 79 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.